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Teenager robbed of MP3 player in alleyway
A TEENAGER was robbed while he was walking along an alley beside a church in Eastleigh town centre. The 15-year-old was halfway along the alley, listening to his MP3 player, when a man tapped him on the shoulder from behind. The man asked him the time
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BASKETBALL - Stars lose shine after injury blows
KUTI'S Solent Stars made an impressive start to their match at Reading on Sunday, but their hopes of pulling off a shock win were scuppered by injuries. First captain Ryan Payne and then influential American Earl Moore, pictured below, were forced to
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Boat expeditions go down a storm
Stormy conditions haven't stopped excellent fish being recorded locally, including a superb specimen bass. It was taken from the shoreline along the deep-water section at Lepe by Paul Stenning from the Waterside. The 37-year-old electronics programmer
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Wells is a splash-hit for Trojans
DESPITE the wet conditions, Trojans - powered by ex-Bedford second row Dave Wells - put on a display of top-class rugby to overwhelm Southampton 32-5. Wells gave the home team's pack extra oomph up front and they used this to set up a good platform for
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Pregnant Zoe suffers car clamping ordeal
A HEAVILY pregnant woman was left stressed and struggling to breathe properly after she and a friend were clamped in a pub car park. Zoe Stace, who is due to give birth later this month, was being driven back to her Lymington office when she told colleague
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Their very own poems
SCHOOLCHILDREN in the New Forest have produced their own illustrated book of poems to sell as a Christmas gift. The book features dozens of poems penned by six to eight year olds at Our Lady and St Joseph RC Primary School in Pennington. A competition
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Warne hits back at England coach
Shane Warne could not resist several jibes at England coach Duncan Fletcher after helping to complete one of Australia's greatest Ashes triumphs at the Adelaide Oval. The Hampshire captain had been upset by Fletcher's comments following Australia's
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Bags packed with military precision...
CUSTOMER service at a supermarket in Hampshire was given a boost by the military in a fundraising event by Hampshire servicemen. Members of the 17 Port Maritime Regiment in Marchwood packed bags, pushed trolleys and loaded cars for shoppers at Asda in
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Using cattle to conserve down
SHAGGY Highland cattle are to be introduced to Shawford Down as part of a £15,000 conservation programme. Hampshire County Council has secured the government grant to help with a ten-year programme. Fencing for the cattle will be erected on the downs
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Meet Santa at steam railway
SANTA will be letting off steam this month at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway in Haven Street. On December 9, 10, 16, 21 and 22, youngsters who go to the railway will get the chance to meet Santa - as well as a ride on the railway, a gift and a visit
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Do you recognise face number five?
TODAY the face of Flory Omolingo appears behind window number five on the Daily Echo's crime-busting calendar. Southampton police are trying to trace Omolingo, 29, who is wanted in connection with inquiries into the supply of Class A drugs in the city
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Rhys captivates with mountaineering tales
Mountaineering hero Rhys Jones, who climbed into the record books by becoming the youngest person to scale the highest mountain in each of the world's seven continents, has returned to his old college. He visited Barton Peveril College for sixth-formers
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How I met my dad again after 56 years
IT was the moment Donna Wateridge thought would never happen - after more than 50 years she finally felt the arms of her father wrapped around her. Separated from her dad Benjamin Franklin Morrow Junior at the age of two, Mrs Wateridge, now 58, had longed
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The ecstacy and the agony of lottery win that wasn’t!
WHOOPING with delight car salesman Steve Moseley danced on his desk at work before telling his boss to stick his job after believing he had scooped £1m on a Lotto scratchcard. He ordered champagne, threw money to colleagues from his wallet and told his
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Polish deportees receive medals for war ordeal
THEY were forcibly removed from their homes and transported to foreign countries by Soviet troops more than 50 years ago. But their distant and traumatic experiences were finally honoured at a tearful ceremony at the Polish Community Centre in Southampton
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Police name 25-year-old pedestrian killed in accident
A 25-year-old pedestrian has died after being involved in an accident in Southampton. Jarek Tomasz Samel, of Mayflower Road, Shirley, Southampton, suffered chest and head injuries in the collision which involved a Landrover Discovery. According to police
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Stewart: Give Warney credit
FORMER England captain Alec Stewart insisted credit must go to Hampshire skipper Shane Warne for his role in destroying England's Ashes hopes. Stewart bemoaned England's failings this morning. But he could only paise Hampshire skipper Warne for his
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Cruiseathon to recreate glory days
SOUTHAMPTON'S glory days before jet travel, when the docks were filled with passenger liners, are to be recreated by an American-style "cruiseathon''. A spectacular showcase for the British cruising industry, it would bring some of the world's most famous
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Southernprint ink up major award
SOUTHERNPRINT has been named Magazine Printing Company of the Year at a glittering ceremony in London. Part of Daily Echo publisher Newsquest, Southernprint took the honour at the Periodical Publishers Association Magazine Production Awards. Judges
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City legal staff move into a new home
FILES in hand, staff at expanding Southampton legal firm Paris Smith & Randall help out with an impending pre-Christmas office move in the city centre. More than 20 employees from IT and tax and estate planning are vacating the office at 5 Brunswick
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Cruiseathon to recreate glory days
SOUTHAMPTON'S glory days before jet travel, when the docks were filled with passenger liners, are to be recreated by an American-style "cruiseathon''. A spectacular showcase for the British cruising industry, it would bring some of the world's most famous
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Operator hopeful of averting tug strike
TUG boat operator Adsteam is hopeful of heading off a dispute with staff before they go on strike and carry out a threat to blockade Southampton docks. As previously reported in the Daily Echo, it was feared that Christmas presents and other imports
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Dock Movements
Today's principal Southampton arrivals Toronto Express, container, 0200, 204; Taronga, roro, 0330, 34/35; Marfeeder, container, 0530, 203; Galicia, vehicle, 0630, 201; Savannah Express, container, 0730, 207; Tagus, vehicle, 0830, 43; Magic, refrigerated
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Union calls for council workers to go on strike
HUNDREDS of council workers are due to hold a mass meeting in Southampton today to decide whether to hold a strike ballot which could see city services grind to a halt. Council staff union Unison, which has 3,000 members on the city council, says it
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Please sign petition to help me get Lunar back
A HEARTBROKEN Salvation Army commander has launched a petition demanding the return of her pet dog which was controversially reclaimed by a dog rehoming charity. The Labrador Lifeline Trust repossessed the dog without warning or chance of appeal amid
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£100,000 Ferrari sports car goes up in a ball of flame
This is all that was left of a Ferrari sports car after it exploded into a fireball on a busy road in Southampton yesterday afternoon. Traffic slowed to a crawl on Bassett Green Road in Bassett, and drivers felt the heat of the blaze through their windows
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Thank you for saving my life
AFTER reading, hearing and the complaints regarding the NHS may I take this opportunity to put pen to paper, to thank the fantastic staff in the Intensive Care, High Dependency Unit, and finally the kindness and great care shown in Ward F5 at Southampton
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Honour and pride isn't in their vocabulary these days
TONY Blair has written in a national newspaper that some families can't cope being a parent, The children suffer and then we all suffer'. Tony Blair is to hire experts to show parents how to tame their kids. I've never heard anything so ludicrous in
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A Happy Fairtrade Christmas!
STUCK for Christmas ideas? I always find this a difficult time of year. I don't want to be caught up in the materialism of it all, but neither do I want to be an old Scrooge. I want to give presents to show I appreciate people and that they are loved
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Plastic bags are an eco choker
HOW I agree with Jane Crowe about limiting plastic bags. As an avid recycling person I too always say no to plastic bags. For one thing you end up with so many on a shopping trip and another fear of losing one when putting them all down. I don't know
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Warne leaves England reeling in Adelaide
Hampshire captain Shane Warne described Australia's "miracle win" against England in Adelaide as the best Test match he has ever played in. Warne finished with 4-49 to bowl England out for a second-innings 129 before Australia won by six wickets. He
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Salisbury live on TV - again!
SALISBURY City's latest FA Cup windfall will go a long way towards realising their dream of a future in the Nationwide Conference National, writes WENDY GEE. Having banked in excess of £100,000 for Sunday's magnificent 1-1 draw with twice
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Claridge for Cherries?
KEVIN Bond has refused to be drawn on mounting speculation that he is set to sign veteran striker Steve Claridge. The 40-year-old Portsmouth-born forward, below, is believed to have been contacted by Bond over the weekend and the Daily Echo understands
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Kernick: We'll improve with age!
Like a fine wine, AFC Hop's veteran striker Justin Kernick is hopeful he and his team will get better and better with age. And after 15 years with the club, he also hopes sooner rather than later Hop will finally break their trophy hoodoo. Hop have
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Teacher jailed over £74,000 benefit fraud
A Hampshire teacher who fraudulently claimed more than £74,000 in benefits was jailed for 21 months yesterday. Linda Manqui claimed to be living alone with her two children at the family home when in reality husband Luis, a joiner, also lived at the
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Lib Dem candidate makes a vow over private life
THE MAN hoping to succeed scandal-hit Mark Oaten as Liberal Democrat MP for Winchester has vowed to keep his private life off the front pages. Martin Tod, a 42-year-old married marketing consultant from Berkshire who won his party's nomination on Saturday
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Wreckage now "unlikely" to be Ouzo, say police
POLICE last night revealed the debris washed up on Hayling Island at the weekend is now considered "unlikely" to be from the missing yacht Ouzo. Three men died when the vessel went missing in The Solent in August, having left Bembridge on the Isle of
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Prutts: I love Saints and want to stay
David Prutton is ready to fight for a place in the Saints team - and with it a possible new contract. The midfielder returned to competitive first-team action for the first time since April when he came off the bench in the second half at hometown
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Jason Dodd takes over at Eastleigh
SAINTS legend Jason Dodd is the new manager of non-League Eastleigh. In a shock move at the Silverlake Stadium, Paul Doswell, the man who has steered the Spitfires on their remarkable journey from the Wessex League to the Conference South, has passed
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Jason Dodd takes over at Eastleigh
SAINTS legend Jason Dodd is the new manager of non-League Eastleigh. In a shock move at the Silverlake Stadium, Paul Doswell, the man who has steered the Spitfires on their remarkable journey from the Wessex League to the Conference South, has passed
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Helping the injured while based in Basra
A ROYAL Naval officer from Hampshire has cycled and run through more than 6,000 nautical miles in war-torn Iraq. Lieutenant Commander David Twist, of Fareham, pictured, used his spare time to lead seven other members of the armed forces in the mission
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Gems found dumped in street
FIVE gold rings were among a haul of jewellery found dumped in a Southampton street. The bejewelled rings along with a collection of five gold ladies' watches, was recovered by police in Victor Street, Shirley, after being spotted by a member of the
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Displays to light up young faces
STRIKE a light! The battle of the bulbs is under way and the first entries have ensured that the Daily Echo's Christmas Lights Competition has made a bright start. Neighbours Kevin Horne and Ryan Docketty have transformed their New Milton homes into
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Teacher’s car is stolen during parents’ evening
A TEACHER'S car and mobile phone were stolen during a parents' evening at a Hampshire school. A bag containing the teacher's car keys and other items was taken from an office at Hardley School and Sixth Form, near Fawley. Police have released CCTV footage
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Ex-Saint Bridge: It's an even battle at Chelsea
FORMER Saints favourite Wayne Bridge insists he has every chance of becoming the club's first-choice left-back despite Ashley Cole's dominance at Stamford Bridge. Bridge will play against Levski Sofia in Chelsea's final Champions League Group A game